Where does “mem” come from?
Mem comes from Phoenician 𐤌𐤌, derived from Proto-Semitic maʾ-, which traces to Proto-Afroasiatic maʔ-, a root of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.
mem (English): The thirteenth letter of many Semitic...
Definitions
- The thirteenth letter of many Semitic...
Ancestry of “mem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | मेम | the wife of a British official; a married upper... |
| 2 | English | ma’am | — |
| 3 | English | madam | "Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying... |
| 4 | Middle English | madame | — |
| 5 | Old French | madame | — |
| 6 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 7 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 8 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 9 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 10 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |